Authority of the General Manager of the Department of General Services to Negotiate and Execute Leases, Subleases, and Licenses of Specified Durations for the Placement of Telecommunications Equipment on City Property.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 10.5.4

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Sec. 10.5.4. Authority of the General Manager of the Department of General Services to Negotiate and Execute Leases, Subleases, and Licenses of Specified Durations for the Placement of Telecommunications Equipment on City Property. Notwithstanding any other ordinance, rule, or law of the City of Los Angeles to the contrary, the General Manager of the Department of General Services shall have the authority to negotiate and execute leases, subleases, and licenses with private and public entities (“Telecommunications Providers”) for the purpose of placing towers, antennae, repeaters, and/or similar telecommunications equipment (together with requisite ancillary utilities, structures, and equipment) on City property under the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services without separate approval of each agreement by the City Council where all of the following conditions are met: (a) There shall be the payment of a fair market fee or rent, as reasonably determined by the Department of General Services, to the City for the use of City property; (b) The term shall be for a period of five (5) years, with, at the discretion of the General Manager, up to three (3) options to extend the term for additional five (5) years for each option. Under no circumstance may the cumulative length of the term exceed twenty (20) years; (c) The Telecommunications Provider shall be required to install and operate all equipment in compliance with all city, state, and federal regulations regarding safety, power, seismic, aesthetic, and environmental issues and shall obtain all permits and licenses required by law; (d) Each lease, sublease, or license shall be approved by the Municipal Facilities Committee of the City of Los Angeles and shall be approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney; (e) Each lease, sublease, or license shall be approved by the City Council member in whose District the applicable site is located, prior to its approval by the Municipal Facilities Committee of the City of Los Angeles. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 175,602, Eff. 12-7-03.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-61012Fetched: 10/24/2026